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A. F. HENDERSI-IOTT. ROLL PAPER HOLDER AND GUTTER.

No. 415,199. Patented Nov. 19, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

ALBERT F. IIENDERSHOTT, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OFb COLUMBIA.

ROLL-PAPER HOLDER-AND CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,199, dated November 19, 1889.

Application led February 7, 1889. Serial No. 299,085, (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. HENDER- SHOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tashingtom in -the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roll-Paper Holders and Outters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to means for supporting and paying off roll, wrapping, or other paper, and its object is to provide means by which such paper may be used and handled in a convenient way, and by which any length or strip required may be torn or cut from the roll.

It consists, first, in the combination of a frame, with a base, two uprights, and a cross bar or roller, upon which is mounted a roll of paper.

It consists, secondly, in the combination of a roll-of-paper hanger or frame with a coil-spring in each of the uprights of the frame, and which press upon the shaft, which passes through the india-rubber-coated roller, which presses firmly upon the base or paper passing between the base and the roller, controlling the forward and backward motion of the paper.

It consists, thirdly, in the combination of a roll-of-paper hanger or fra me, a rubberwcoated roller, and a knife, the knife being so adjusted as to pass in front of the roller and permit the paper to be easily taken hold of and torn in the usual well-known way.

It consists, fourthly, in the combination of a coil-spring in the uprights of the frame, which presses upon the shaft passing through the rubber-coated roller. Upon the end of this shaft there is a crank-wheel by which the roller is operated. One or more turns of the wheel will throw the paper forward of the knife, so it may be easily grasped by the thumb and finger and drawn against theknife and be cut or torn in the usual well-known way.

ber-coated roller is continually pressed by the coiled springs.

B represents the uprights of the frame upon which C, the cross bar or roller holding the roll of paper, is fastened by a rod passing through the roller and uprights and fastened in place with a screw.

D is the roll of paper mounted upon the cross bar or roller.

E is the rubber-coated roller by which the paper is thrown forward of the knife.

F shows the crank-wheel on the end of the shaft of the rubber-coated roller, by which it is operated.

G shows the knife fastened to the base, under which the paper is thrown by operating the crank-wheel on the end of the rubber roller.

By my invention the paper is easily and conveniently handled, and any size or length of sheet may be cut or torn oif by laying hold of the loose end and pulling it across the knit`eedge in the well-known way.

The complete device may be placed in any posit-ion required and work equally well. It may be fastened und er the counter, on the side of the wall, or fastened to the shelving or standing across the counter, stand, or table.

I am aware that prior to my invention rollpaper and cutting devices have been made. I therefore do not claim such a combination, broadly; but

IVhat I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the base, the nprights, and the roller C, journaled in said uprights, of the shaft parallel with the said roller, the springs arranged within the lower ends of the uprights and pressing on the eX- tended ends of said shaft, said extended ends working in vertical slots in the uprights, and one of said ends provided with a crank-wheel, the rubber roller on said shaft, and the fixed inclined knife arranged in advance of the rubber roller, extending entirely across the space between the uprights, with its acting edge on the same longitudinal plane as the bottom edge of the rubber roller, substan tially as shown and described.

ALBERT F. IIENDERSHO'IT.

' Vitnesses:

HIRAM J. BANEs, WILLIAM P. HERBST.

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